northeastern tribune 18june 2010
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Vol 39 • No 24 • Week ending 18 June, 2010
From Yeoville to Bramley, From Yeoville to Bramley, people came out in numbers people came out in numbers along Louis Botha Avenue along Louis Botha Avenue to show support for Bafana to show support for Bafana Bafana Bafana More photos on page 8More photos on page 8
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GOLD & COINSThe police arrested 14 suspects on cases ranging from perjury, assault with grievous bodily harm, armed robbery, possession of dagga, dealing with dagga, malicious
damage to property and pointing of fi rearm. Police also obtained a conviction for possession of dagga, fi ve months’ imprisonment suspended for three years.
Contact the Sandringham police on 011-719-4800.
Crime briefs
Dead body dumped in veldAyanda Buthelezi
Lombardy East: A mutilated man was discovered in an open veld next to Shakespeare Road.
Three men passing by notifi ed the police when they spotted a man estimated to be between ages 28 and 31 lying lifeless in the grass.
Sandringham police spokesman, Constable Salome Nkoko said it was suspected the man was killed for muthi as his right ear was cut off and his skull opened.
She also suspects that the murder was committed elsewhere and the body dumped in the veld as there
was also a car boot carpet with bloodstains found on the scene.
The man was wearing a white shirt and khakhi trousers and his shoes were removed.
Contact: Constable Salome Nkoko 079-694-6525.
Captain Quintin Madzhiya, Warrant Officer Silvester Nkoko, constables Veni Ramaru and Jerry Rabalelo.
Bramley: Captain Quintin Madzhiya, Warrant Offi cer Silvester Nkoko, constables Veni Ramaru, Jerry Rabalelo and Khanyisile Ndlovu are Balfour Park’s cops of the month.
“The police managed to foil a kidnapping and arrest fi ve suspects,” said Balfour Park shopping centre’s spokesman Samantha van Nispen.
According to her, the victim was contacted by people who wanted to discuss a business prospect. When he arrived for the meeting, he was
assaulted by the men and held against his will.
“Told he would have to pay R50 000 to secure his release, he asked them to contact his uncle regarding payment of the ransom.”
The suspects told the uncle to leave the victim’s vehicle and R30 000 cash at the corner of Louis Botha Avenue and Johannesburg Road in exchange for his nephew.
“The uncle contacted Bramley police station, and the aforementioned
offi cers accompanied him to the arranged location.
“When the suspects surrounded the vehicle, looking for its key, the offi cers moved in and arrested the kidnappers.
“The victim was rescued and the offi cers were rewarded a total of R1000 in Balfour Park shopping centre gift vouchers for their good work.
“The Balfour Park cop of the month will be a monthly occurrence.”
Police prove their worthVandalism may be fatalVandalism of Eskom installations costs taxpayers millions of rands annually and has a negative impact on service delivery according to Eskom.
“Damage to electricity installations, which can range from illegal entry into substations to cutting down electricity poles, invariably requires that infrastructure be replaced at great cost.
“Taken to its logical conclusion, this means that money that could have been used to provide connections to consumers is diverted to the cost of replacement,” said Moniwa Mahlangu, manager of Safety, Health and Environment at Eskom Distribution.
“The worst case is when vandals leave power lines lying on the ground or previously secure installations open to the public.
“Unfortunately, it is often curious children who pay the price. What may
be a few minutes of fun to a vandal, usually ends in serious injury, burns or even death.
“Vandals do not seem to care that electrical installations are ultimately the property of communities,” added Mahlangu.
“These facilities are fi nanced through electricity charges levied against residents of a community. A thoughtless act of vandalism is therefore an act of violent aggression against a community.”
He said it was important for communities to safeguard their own interests by reporting incidents of vandalism to Eskom or the local municipality as soon as they were observed.
Reporting individuals so that appropriate investigations and arrests could be made was also becoming more important.
Contact 0800-11-27-22 or www.eskom.co.za
Hoaxers target shopping mall“There are a group of con artists scamming seniors in our community,” said Norwood shopping centre manager Sheree Wedlake.
According to her, the con artists work in pairs.
“They advise senior citizens that they are representatives of either a store or mall management and that the shopper is a winner.
“We will never advise a winner in this manner.
“Once they have your confi dence they make an offer to double your money. Don’t fall for this,” Wedlake warned.
“We have been advised that the con artists are men and women of all races. Please be alert and vigilant at all times.
“And as the saying goes, if it sounds too good to be true, it more than likely is too good to be true.”
Police emergency 10111.
Police emergency - 10111.
Fire and ambulance emergencies - 10177.
Metro emergency - 011-375-9511.
Metro police - 011-321-6300.
Joburg Connect - 011-375-5555.
City Power (for cable theft) - 011-490-7911.
Joburg City Parks Wardens - 011-470-3642.
Crime Stop - 08600-10111.
Life Line - 086-132-2322.
ChildLine SA - 0800-055-555.
Women Abuse - 0800-150-150.
Drug/Substance Abuse - 011-483-3880.
Bramley Police - 011-445-4114.
Bramley CPF - 082-822-5300.
Norwood Police - 011-483-4600.
Norwood CPF- 072-340-3511.
Sandringham Police - 011-719-4800.
Yeoville police - 011-487-5900.
Numbers to remember
10 June - 8 July: Jabula recreation centre to hold a programme for
children aged between six and 12. Contact 011-640-5122/3/4.
Holiday programme for children
Police priorities during the Fifa World Cup™ have raised many questions.
While the greatest sporting showpiece has been one big jol so far, do they really have to go hard on roadside fl ag sellers?
Yes, we all love a city where effective law enforcement prevails. And indeed, the roadsiders are breaking municipal street trading by-laws and should face the might of the law.
The truth is that residents have for years pleaded with law enforcement agencies to deal with illegal traders.
But there is another school of thought here; the World Cup is upon us.
The roadsiders have been selling fl ags of participating countries and other supporters’ items since the turn of the year. And theirs don’t hit the pocket.
In fact, they have always traded there, long before the World Cup kicked off, and will continue to do so after the fi nal whistle.
How then, and when, did people providing a good service and earning an honest living suddenly become a target, so much so that armed
policemen take to the roads in trucks and confi scate their wares? Is it because we now have global football fans among us? If so, does it make it right?
Some fans will not be able to show their true colours, courtesy of the lawmen, when the pride of South Africa whips the French in Pretoria on Wednesday evening.
It will be interesting to see if the zero tolerance approach to roadsiders – and the ‘ladies of the night’ who were ordered into a police truck in Illovo the other night – will continue after 11 July.
The solution rests with allocating the informal traders a site to conduct their business, and monitoring what they sell not arresting them.
But surely national fl ags during the World Cup cannot be that offensive?
Are flags that offensive?
Are police right to target the flag traders? Talk about it at www.joburgnorth.womf.com or SMS NETE2 with your comment to 32690. SMSes cost R1.
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On 5 June, thousands of residents took part in Pikitup’s Clean Up Day.
“It was aimed at creating massive awareness and action around solving the problem of litter and illegal dumping in Johannesburg.
“We would like to give a special thank you to all our media partners, sponsors and organisations that pitched in to enable us to meet our objectives,” said Zami Nkosi, managing director of Pikitup.
“The Citizen, Caxton Community Newspapers and Urban Community Newspapers joined other media
to play a pivotal role in educating the public and mobilising them to signifi cantly enhance the cleanliness of Johannesburg. Sophie Ndaba, Penny Lebyane, Marks Maponyane and Nothemba Madumo also worked tirelessly towards the success of the initiative. Clean Up Day is a classic example of how effective partnerships across the spectrum are in solving issues within the community.”
Contact: 011-712-5200 or visit www.joburg.org.za Report illegal dumping at [email protected]
Ayanda ButheleziOrange Grove: An inconsiderate taxi driver who allegedly failed to adhere to a stop sign has been blamed for an accident.
Jacques Abuldas is the latest victim of an accident involving a taxi on the corner of 10th Street and 10th Avenue.
Witnesses claimed the accident would have been fatal if the driver had his safety belt on.
“Had the driver been wearing it, he would not have been thrown out of the car and would have had his head crushed,” said resident Dean Beifus.
In his traumatised state, Abuldas
refused to comment. Beifus added that this intersection
was fast becoming a hot accident area.
“Two months ago, someone missed a stop sign and crashed into a wall.”
In a statement, Member of the Mayoral Committee for Transport Rehana Moosajee said the accident rate was due to bad driving.
“Engineering interventions like speed humps may not solve the challenge of irresponsible drivers.
“However, councillors with their communities have to prioritise areas for intervention. The specifi c location should be referred to the ward
councillors to do so.” said Moosajee. [email protected]
Amanda WatsonKew: It’s gone from a once stately neighbourhood to a slum. And that’s just in First Road.
“Look at it. The roads are crumbling underneath cars and street lights don’t work. A street light pole has not had a lamp on it for years, ever since someone drove into it.
“The place is a litter trap,” said Richard Ostrowick. He’s lived in the area for 27 years and is tired of watching it crumble. He won’t sell his house because although city council deemed it high in value, the estate agents offered to sell it for half its real worth.
George Musingwina agreed. He’s taken over the old scout hall in the park, invested a little money and turned it into an Internet café.
“I think Kew has a lot of potential. Vagrants were starting to move into the hall when I took over the lease.
“I’ve given it a coat of paint and fi xed it up. But the area as a whole is dilapidated. Residents need to clean up their properties.
“The police have frequent roadblocks next to the school but it isn’t helping to clean up the area,” said Musingwina. Part of the problem is there is no residents association, and urban degradation is spreading. Kew Industrial, Bramley View, Crystal Gardens, Lombardy and Corlett Gardens all bear the scars of protracted indifference from city council.
Region E director Liziwe Ntshinga-Makoro was unavailable for comment.
North Eastern Tribune’s Ayanda Buthelezi with some of the rubbish collected in Crystal Gardens.
Ward councillor Marcelle Ravid is helped by Tanya Silverman and Eda Meltzer of Norwood Residents Association.
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints help clean up Norwood.
Thank you Joburgurg
Enough is enough
A bakkie overturned after it collided with a taxi at the corner of 10th Street and 10th Avenue.
Reckless driver blamed for accident
What is the problem? Idiot
driver, lack of policing or both?
Talk about it at www.joburgnorth.womf.com or SMS NETE2 with your comment to 32690. SMSes cost R1.
Do you know of a Residents Asscociation in Kew? Talk
about it at www.joburgnorth.womf.com or SMS NETE2 with your comment to 32690. SMSes cost R1.
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Uproar over closureAimee Caulfield
While the Gauteng Education MEC, Barbara Creecy has promised to get the education basics right, the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Legislature is horrifi ed at the amount of school closures.
The debate was sparked by the revelation that at least 109 schools had closed down in the province since 1994, 27 of them in Soweto.
Gauteng DA Education spokesman Khume Ramulifho said that closing down schools undermined those who fought to liberate the majority of people from hunger, poverty and sub-standard education.
“The DA is extremely concerned about children from disadvantaged areas who are excluded from opportunities to acquire skills and a good education. They simply add to the already tragic statistics of those deprived of these opportunities.”
Ramulifho said the DA’s view was that schools were places where formal education should take place, and that the MEC had to ensure that schools were structured for maximum
performance, and implemented turnaround strategies for dysfunctional schools.
But Department of Education spokesman Charles Phahlane said there were a variety of valid reasons why the department close down the schools.
“In some township schools there is an artifi cial concentration of pupils. The advent of democracy made it possible for child-bearing people to move and settle where they wish, closer to work.
“This has resulted in a number of schools with fewer scholars. The department was forced to merge some schools and hand over the buildings of others to the municipalities.”
Phahlane reiterated this sentiment when describing schools that had only two staff members, a teacher and a principal, and 30 pupils.
“When we close down schools we consult extensively with all stakeholders affected and explain to them the reasons, such as relocating scholars to quality schools where they will receive quality education.”
Education clocks up bucks
Barbara Creecy, Gauteng Education MEC.
Amiee CaulfieldThe Gauteng Department of Education has promised to pull out all the necessary stops to get the basics in education right.
This was revealed by Gauteng Education MEC, Barbara Creecy, during a press briefi ng at the Legislature just hours before she delivered the 2010/11 budget speech on how her department was going to spend its allocated R22.48 billion. According to Creecy the department planned to spend the budget on improving the matric pass rate. She said among other things the department would focus specifi cally on challenges to improve academic results in mathematics, accounting, technology and science.
Pupils in under-performing schools would receive extra lessons in these key learning areas. She said the budget was a 15.6% increase on previous years.
“The increase is huge considering that we are still recovering from the economic recession. What more can I ask for?”
She further revealed that R420 million had been allocated for renovations and infrastructure and an additional R40 million would go towards school security.
She also said that the Gauteng Literacy Strategy would receive R155 million to improve pupil performance.
“Teachers will be re-trained to meet the skills needed in maths, science and technology, and ensure that township
schools are equipped with mobile laboratories.”
Did you know? According to Creecy other priorities
are as follows: The budget for skills development
in Further Education and Training has increased by R310 million in an effort to increase enrolment in colleges.
The budget for special schools and children with special educational needs has received an increase of 20%.
Special attention will go towards improving matric results in schools that achieved below 70% in examinations.
Nie CeleTaxi associations operating from three major taxi ranks in the inner city still owe the City of Joburg millions for rent.
This has been the case since 2004 when they last paid their R2 a day, per taxi, per rank rental.
A furious senior offi cial of an association at Bree Street taxi rank said the taxi rank was fi lthy and riddled with potholes as big as sinkholes and had the fi lthiest, most disgusting and unhygienic toilets.
The decision to re-open the rank came after a meeting between the Metro Trading Company (MTC), a city council entity that ran the
mall, and various inner city taxi malls.
According to MTC, this taxi rank housed 3 500 taxis that operated different routes around Johannesburg and West Rand.
Nonhlanhla Makhoba, marketing and communication manager for MTC, said the last payment received from taxi associations was in 2004.
“We have discovered that taxi owners do pay but the money doesn’t reach our offi ces and, for the sake of minimising volatility surrounding the roll out of the Bus Rapid Transit, negotiations have been delayed.’’
Taxis owe council millions
Is it a pothole or a sinkhole? This is one of the potholes inside the Bree Street taxi rank.
Joburg a city of gold not holesNie Cele
One of the oldest features of democracy, majority rule, is fast proving to be the biggest impediment to members of the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the city council chambers when they attempt to make their voices heard.
This was revealed by Michael Sun, DA spokesman on by-law issues in Joburg.
According to Sun, a classic example was when the DA attempted to put in a motion at a city council monthly meeting for the urgent repair of potholes and malfunctioning traffi c lights.
“This was rejected outright. This was going to decrease the municipality’s risk on damage claims and increased insurance premiums that are believed to be ballooning.’’
Sun also divulged that he was recently phoned by 12 motorists who wanted to know the claim procedure, and said this was a sign that city council was spending astronomical amounts on claims despite having an insurance company that dealt with them.
A furious Sun said the purpose of the DA’s motion was simple. “Fix the potholes and traffi c lights.
“Every day our residents travel on roads full of potholes and very often traffi c congestion is caused as a result of malfunctioning traffi c lights.
“Both are hazardous and infl ict unnecessary danger on the public.”
He argued that potholes had no political affi liation.
“The motion is not intended to score any political points. It is simply an honest attempt to get the city council to take action and repair potholes.
“Let Johannesburg be a city of gold and not a city of holes,’’ said Sun.
Meanwhile, Nonceba Molwelwe, ANC chief whip in city council said the DA was playing politics.
“They have a tendency to raise an issue that
has been reported and is in the process of being attended to.
“Potholes are reported every day and are being repaired.”
Fed up about the majority rule...Michael Sun, DA councillor.
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Tough times for elderlyweek ending 4 June
Bastard government would sell its own mother for money!
A disgrace that elderly children and animals suffer at non-performance of ANC government ministers. They are all lazy, corrupt and dysfunctional.
Cutting subsidies to the old age homes is disgusting.
Does the Department
of Health and Social Development know what it’s doing?
It’s going to cause more retrenchments which means more unemployment. Already some homes have had to retrench staff heavily.
Now how many more? Wake up!
Stop fi lling your pockets with huge increases and tighten your belts a bit. Also retrench your staff that sit and do nothing.
We told you so MazibukoEditor’s note week ending 4 June
Were any funds allocated towards this project? If so, when? Whose coffers is the
fund going to, seeing as the community has already beautifi ed the environment?
House of pain overweek ending 11 June
No. She should be treated as she did the animals. Justin
Animals are the most wonderful creation. Look after and love them well. After all, no one forces humans to keep them.
OtherMetro police are so mean
confi scating unemployed people’s goodies that they are selling to support themselves, not doing crime. Vetkoek, fl ags, mielies and hats are taken.
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it!with
AmandaWatson
At the tender age of 17 I ran away from home. I hitchhiked from Pietermaritzburg to Port
Edward and, a week later, back again. The only time I felt threatened was on the R103 near Eston when I was given a lift by a man who made a very unsavoury proposition.
I threw open the car door and jumped out and to his credit he hit the brakes. Checking my grazes deep in a cane fi eld where no-one could fi nd me, I realised I had had a lucky escape.
But not so from my mom, and I sat skew for a week after she tanned my hide.
Many organisations have drawn a link between the World Cup and an increase in child traffi cking.
The simple fact is this: predators have always been around. The other fact is that teenagers are still cocky know-it-alls; I was one, as were you.
Unfettered internet access hasn’t made a parent’s job any easier. A society that demands a two-salary income also isn’t helping.
Latchkey children are a societal norm and
predators know this. No point in blaming technology, we have to equip our young ’uns with information to survive out there.
It doesn’t mean they shouldn’t have lives or make mistakes, it’s how we learn.
But living in fear isn’t any way to live and I would be leery of fear mongers.
You can’t live in fear
Whatever happened to zap it in the Zibi? I wonder if companies were to be fi ned for
each piece of their wrapping or advertising that lands on the ground, would they take interest in a no-litter campaign?
A few fi nes that really sting should soon see them cleaning up their act.
The joke about plastic bags being our national fl ower isn’t funny anymore.
[email protected]: The more things change, the more they stay the same. Alphonse Karr.
Living in a dump
Letters must include the writer’s name, street address and telephone number. A nom de plume may be used for publishing. Attachments to e-mails welcome. The right to edit, shorten and reject letters is reserved. Write to: North Eastern Tribune, PO Box 1797, Pinegowrie 2123 or fax to 011-889-0683. E-mail: [email protected]
Leanne Hunt writes from Linksfield;She lies stretched out on the wooden fl oor, warm chin resting on my foot. When I say her name, her tail thumps but she doesn’t look up. She is a working dog at rest.
Lulu is my guide dog and trusty protector on the streets of Linksfi eld.
It’s not people who pose the danger though. It’s all the uncovered manholes, rubbish bins and trenches that have been dug for optic fi bre cables. Talk about obstacles in your way!
My route from home to the shops may be less than a kilometre, but I often think it resembles an entire life’s journey.
Just when you think you know the positions of all the signposts, they go and put up a net barricade, blocking the pavement.
Lulu is trained to pause and move cautiously into the road when I tell her to, but it’s a risky
business. Speeding traffi c bears down on us and we
feel our vulnerability.Still, two years into the relationship, we’ve
learnt a few tricks. Between my moth-eaten visual fi eld and her simple devotion to duty, we’ve survived the protruding branches and piles of bricks on the side of the road.
Though I sometimes trip and feel foolish, the adrenaline rush that comes with facing my fears makes it all worthwhile.
Every safely crossed intersection is a victory. Every bruise is a mark of battle.
At my feet, Lulu sighs contentedly, reminding me of how far we’ve come. Life’s journey is, after all, about facing the challenges, not avoiding them.
The important thing is living - no matter what.
Leanne Hunt with Lulu.
Life through Lulu’s eyes
Ward 74 councillor, Ray Wolder writes; The Paterson Park recreation centre has been a bone of contention for many years.
It seems that the offi cials and the Mayoral Committee regard this centre as a centre for privileged residents when in fact is it used by many diverse organisations and people who live and work in the Orange Grove area as well as the people from Alex.
Mayor Amos Masondo has held many imbizos at the centre with all 10 Members of the Mayoral Committee, and makes promises.
I have been the councillor for this area for 14 years and I have yet to see any of those promises becoming real actions! It is a disgrace that such a well-used facility is allowed to go to wrack and ruin and no one cares about it.
How many times have I asked for toilet paper, a fax machine or a computer and to please cut the grass? I have asked them time and again to do something to improve the soccer fi eld.
The manager of the centre does her best
under these circumstances. When last did the regional manager of Region E Sport and Recreation visit the centre?
Offi cials sit in their offi ces and do what? They take no interest in our complaints. When is the Mayor going to carry out his many promises of improving Orange Grove and its rotten facilities?
The people of Orange Grove and surroundings get a lousy deal from the city offi cials who along with the Mayor I blame for the lack of interest and the lack of action.
Management can improvise up to a point, but when you can’t action toilet paper and light bulbs for your centre, whom do you blame?
I am sick of pussy-footing around these complaints and the time has come to tell it as it is.
It is time to stop blaming the people who are doing their best and get certain individuals out of their comfort zones and make them do some work for a change.
Ward councillor tells it like it is
Mensa is an organisation for people with high intelligence. E-mail [email protected] or leave a message at 088-126-3560.
Men’s reading group with Nat Horwitz and Natie Cohen. Contact Nat 011-880-3909 or Natie 011-485-5031.
Narcotics Anonymous meetings at Jabula recreation centre. Contact 011-640-5122.
New body conditioning classes at Jabula recreation centre. Contact Natalie 083-236-8923.
Norwood library holds art classes for children. Contact 082-634-0614.
Orange Grove Seventh Day Adventist Church volunteer programme at the Paterson Park recreation centre. Contact Sisana 072-843-8644.
Overeaters anonymous is a support group for compulsive overeaters, anorexics and bulimics. Meetings are held every day of the week. Contact 011-640-2901.
Parenting courses at Jabula recreation centre. Contact Wendy Lewis 082-292-7999 or 011-454-1709.
Parkinson’s Disease Support Group meetings are held at the Randjies Estate boardroom every last Wednesday of every month at 10am. Contact Rosemary Burke 011-640-3919.
Paterson Park recreation centre offers art, aqua aerobics, modern dancing and hip hop. Contact June 011-728-7250.
Picture framing at Jabula recreation centre. Contact Felix 078-053-3868.
Queen Alexandra Home is desperately in need of any kind of donation. Contact Angelique 011- 640-5826.
Read and create at Jabula recreation centre every fi rst Wednesday of the month. Ages fi ve to 12 welcome. Contact Monique 083-743-8480 or 011-640-5122.
Rejuvenate and energise by visiting the Violet Flame healing sanctuary. Contact Roberta 011-616-5797 or 083-963-8055.
Security offi cers in the Bramley precinct are invited to the Crime Combating Forum at Bramley police station.Contact Warrant offi cer Moses Maphakela 082-411-0188.
Seniors Bingo Club at Jabula recreation centre. Contact 011-640-5122/3/4.
Sewing and cooking classes for domestic workers at Jabula recreation centre. Contact Elke 011-726-4433.
Silver jewellery classes at Jabula recreation centre. Contact Robin 076-040-8160.
Stroke Aid support group meets every Tuesday, with a book sale at Paterson Park. Donations of good secondhand books welcome. Contact 011-728-2292 or 082-558-1443.
St Luke’s runs an ironing service on Mondays. Drop off in the morning, collect in the afternoon. R10 per kilogram. Contact 011-728-7015.
Sumi-e and calligraphy workshops at Jabula recreation centre. Contact Florence 083-293-3974.
Support group for family members of chronic fatigue/fi bromyalgia sufferers. Call 078-139-9075.
Tea ’n Talk meets at the Gerald Horwitz Lounge, Golden Acres, 85 George Avenue, Sandringham, every Sunday at 10am. Contact Annette Bergman at 011-485-1640.
The Candlelight Club for the Aged invites pensioners older than 65 to join the social club. Contact 083-963-8055.
The Fibromyalgia Support Network offers support and newsletters with the latest research, help-line and one-on-one counselling. Contact 011-485-5848.
The Friendship Forum for Holocaust survivors and those who lost family in the Holocaust meets at The Gerald Horwitz Lounge, Golden Acres. Contact Sandra on 011-532-9721.
The Gerald Fitzpatrick Home for the Aged is looking for secondhand clothing, electrical appliances, household goods and books. Contact 011-614-3237.
The Guide Dogs Association has little fl uffy toy dogs for each person who donates to the association. Contact 011-705-3512/3/4.
13 June: Ben Brasg and friends entertain with a light classical
music quartet at Tea ’n Talk at the Gerald Horwitz Lounge, Sandringham at 10.30am. Contact Grecia Gabriel 011-532-9718.
13 June: Research of family history by the Genealogical Society of South Africa at Randjes Retirement Estate, Highlands North. Contact Joan Augustyn 082-583-6267.
13 June: The Rabbi Cyril Harris Community Centre (RCHCC) introduces, Father of Anne in commemoration of Anne Frank’s birthday. Contact Hazel or René 011-728-8088/837.
15 June: Keith Beavon speaks on steam, stations, slums and suburbs in Victorian England, at the U3A Johannesburg monthly meeting. Contact Marcia Leveson 011- 880-7174.
15 June: Elliot Gould narrates A Yiddish world remembered at the RCHCC. Contact Hazel or René 011-728-8088/8378.
15 June: An adventure walk for pupils at Kloofendal Nature Reserve from 8am to 12pm. Contact Doreen Wood 011-679-3478.
16 June: Teddy bears picnic at Kloofendal Nature Reserve from 11am to 5pm. Contact Doreen Wood 011-679-3478 or 082-341-5902.
22 June: Devora Kur and Shelley Geffen speak on taking responsibility for your own health during the Wizo fortnightly forum. Contact Sandy 011-645-2515.
23 June: Tea ’n Talk outing to the South African Military Museum. Meet at 9.30am at the Museum. Contact Grecia Gabriel 011-532-9718.
23 June: The Horticultural Society hosts Allan Abel who asks, Are orchids and succulents really so different? Contact 011-888-9965.
23 June - 7 July: Friends of Kloofendal presents a school holiday programme. Contact Karen or Steven 011-674-2980.
27 June: Graeme Joffe speaks on, Joffers my boy, during Tea ’n Talk at the Gerald Horwitz Lounge, Sandringham at 10.30am. Contact Grecia Gabriel 011-532-9718.
30 June: Andrea Millstein speaks on designing a house for people with physical disabilities. Contact 011-640-3919.
4 July: Laura Siegel and the Jewish National Fund discuss, One tree one goal, at the Gerald Horwitz Lounge. Contact Grecia Gabriel 011-532-9718.
11 July: Civil engineer Errol Braithwaite presents an overview of the Gautrain project at the Gerald Horwitz Lounge. Contact Grecia Gabriel 011-532-9718.
18 July: Emilia Potenza discusses how the life of Nelson Mandela mirrors a century of South African history at the Gerald Horwitz Lounge. Contact Grecia Gabriel 011-532-9718.
21 July: Wizo Johannesburg presents the 60th anniversary of the Goodwill International recipe book. Contact Sandy 011-645-2515
28 July: Symphony concert rehearsals of the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra at the Linder Auditorium, Parktown at 10am. Contact Grecia Gabriel 011-532-9718.
4 August: Symphony concert rehearsals of the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra at the Linder Auditorium at 10am. Contact Grecia Gabriel 011-532-9718.
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To South Africa, with loveTo South Africa, with loveKe nako, it is here. From young to old, South AfricaKe nako, it is here. From young to old, South Africa celebrated the World Cupcelebrated the World Cup
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WAVERLEY BEAUTY: Nobantu Modise is all revved up and in the spirit of soccer with the festivities well underway. Modise is one of the semi-finalists in the 2010 Miss Earth South Africa in association with Consol.
Amanda WatsonLinksfi eld: Three lucky blood donors were given a helicopter fl ip over Johannesburg after their names were drawn out of a hat.
“Wow.” “Fantastic” and “awesome” were just some of the comments when they landed.
Shaun Drake, Thulani Mokoneng and Brian Mansell are donors at the Linksfi eld blood donor clinic, which serves the north-eastern suburbs.
Taking off from Rand Airport as the sun was setting, the magical ride gave the three a panoramic view of the city, far above the choked
highways. Debra Forster, head of marketing
of the South African National Blood Donor Service (SANBS), said it was a once in a lifetime experience. “We don’t offer money for donations and this is a model which is being copied across the world. It makes for safer donations as it is voluntary and community driven. Yesterday (14 June) was World Blood Donor Day, and we had a collection station at Maponya Mall. If you couldn’t make it, you can still donate at Linksfi eld Clinic. About 15 percent of our stock comes from the youth and, with the
extended school holidays, youngsters 16 years and older weighing above 50 kg are welcome to pop in,” said Forster.
Mansell has 130 donations to his name, Mokoneng six and Drake two.
Each of them intend donating blood for as long as they are allowed to.
The blood stock level is currently at four and a half days, and SANBS would like to have up to seven days reserves.
Contact: Sister Mpumi Mxuma at Linksfi eld blood donor centre 011-882-1391.
José Lima (pilot), Shaun Drake, Thulani Mokoneng, Brian Mansell and Debra Forster (National Blood Donor Services head of marketing) shortly before takeoff.
Lucky city trip for donors
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Not everyone is going to enjoy the 2010 Fifa World Cup™, especially vulnerable children and those orphaned by HIV/Aids.
But a South African family with roots in Highlands North has made an incredible effort to involve as many children as possible in the beautiful game.
“It all started in 2002 when we saw a group of shirtless, shoeless children kicking a plastic milk carton around a patch of dirt in Soweto,” said former Northview high school head girl Anne Reef.
Reef and her cardiologist husband,
Dr. Ellis Reef, grew up in South Africa and moved to Memphis in the USA in 1988. They were visiting South Africa on holiday and wanted to show Memphis-born sons Leor and Daniel there was more to the country than swanky suburbia.
Touched by what they had seen in Soweto, the family tried to think of a meaningful way to acknowledge those children.
When it was announced that the World Cup would be held in South Africa the Reefs had a cause.
In May 2008 the Reefs began a campaign to collect 2010 soccer
jerseys for vulnerable children. Word spread in their community,
and now the jerseys, destined for distribution to various organisations in Joburg by the Tomorrow Trust, are steaming across the Atlantic Ocean on a ship.
The Tomorrow Trust helps vulnerable children to pass their schools exams through a holiday school support programme. Private school teachers make themselves available to give the best education South Africa has to offer in order to bridge the gap in education that children are exposed to.
Leor, Ellis, Anne and Daniel Reef have collected World Cup sport tops for vulnerable children.
Soccer shirts for Africa
Heather WalkerIt started 10 years ago with a little girl called Thando.
She was born with facial paralysis that prevented her ability to smile.
For years her mother Thabile Manyati wrote letters asking Nelson Mandela for help but always received a regretful apology on his behalf.
Then to her disbelief one day she received a phone call from the man himself. “At fi rst I thought it was a joke, but it really was Tata Madiba.
“He told me he would help us, and he sent Marc Lubner and the doctors,” explained Manyati.
A decade later at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton she and Thando beamed as they celebrated the Smile Foundation’s 10th birthday, where its chairman Lubner paid tribute to the man who started the dream.
“Mr Mandela asked me to help one child, and that project grew into the Smile Foundation. His passion and support has encouraged us to achieve the results that ensure 200 children annually receive the opportunity of facial surgery and psycho-social support.”
This surgery is performed during annual Smile Weeks at six state hospitals nationwide, including Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital in Parktown.
Dr Igor Wetzel of German charity We Love Africa affi rmed his support for the Smile Foundation, and presented a giant autographed football boot as a gift to Mandela, accepted on his behalf by Irene Menell of the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
Visit www.smilefoundationsa.org- [email protected]
Severiano du Preez, Irene Menell and Marc Lubner with the giant football boot from We love Africa.
A decade of smiles
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As Hospital General Manager at Netcare Linksfi eld and Linkwood Hospitals, I continuously strive to ensure that we live the Netcare values of Care, Dignity, Participation, Truth and Passion are implemented in everything that we do.
We value the community’s input and we are continually striving to improve the standards and care provided at Netcare Linksfi eld and Linkwood Hospitals. We would like to provide information and feedback to our community’s about the hospitals, and to also address the feedback received from the community, which is aimed at continuous improvement of our service offering.
For any enquiries, please contact me at: [email protected] or fax to: 086 635 1359
www.netcare.co.za 0860 | NETCARE (0860 638 2273)or e-mail us at [email protected]
Netcare Linksfi eld and Linkwood Hospitals
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Linda BossertHospital General Manager
Ayanda ButheleziLyndhurst: Actor Warren Masemola looks nothing like the gay art director he portrayed in e.tv’s popular soapie, Scandal. He looks everything like a typical hardcore township guy.
He allowed his township vibey instincts to kick in as he joined the North Eastern Tribune staff for the Vuvuzela hour outside Jan Smuts Avenue.
Masemola is a young-at-heart actor who graduated in theatre training from the Market Theatre Laboratory in 2004. During training, he played the lead in an industrial theatre piece and since then has grown into a versatile corporate theatre performer.
Originally from Soshanguve, Masemola has made Lyndhurst his second home. It was his Grade 10 educator who planted an artistic seed in him. “I was perceived as a big mouth and destructive pupil in class and my teacher
suggested I join the industry. Since then, I had been chasing my American dream; Joburg.”
His big break was in 2004 when he played Diego in a theatre musical performance Spirit of Gerard Sekoto-Guga Mzimba, directed by Fiona Ramsay. Being part of theatrical performances enabled this avid traveller to tour the country and abroad.
He also featured in Class Act, a fi lm on SABC1 where he played Sgoloza, a cash-in-transit heist gang leader.
Masemola described himself as a homely person who was passionate about life and his surroundings. He believed that his well-being was everybody’s well-being and said he was fulfi lled by uplifting others.“I’ll never look back because I’m living my career and I’m doing what I love most, travelling the world.” At the moment Masemola is acting in a stage production called Truth about you.
Warren Masemola
Actor lives his dream
The toe-tapping, hand-clapping musical Seussical Jr returns for a performance at The National Children’s Theatre for the duration
of the school holidays.
Contact Sydwell Koopedi 011-484-1584.
Sihle Ndaba, Jaco Miller and Donnagh Roberts
Seussical Jr musical is back
DANCE SYMPHONY: The South African Ballet Theatre enthralled pupils at Saheti primary school. “I wanted to introduce pupils to ballet. It is an art form they rarely see,” said head of culture Diane Cowan. Here Burnise Silvus performs in an extract from Swan Lake.
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Soccer stars from Portugal and Mozambique battle it out during the Goodwill Cup at the Wanderers in Illovo.
Abed AhmedThe Wanderers cricket stadium in Illovo was transformed into a soccer pitch as the Portuguese community hosted the Goodwill Cup that saw Portugal and Mozambique battle it out.
Tickets were sold out and the 35 000 capacity stadium was fi lled to the brim, with the majority of fans from the local Portuguese community.
Superstars Cristiano Ronaldo, Deco and Ricardo Carvalho all made appearances to the crowd’s delight as Portugal thrashed Mozambique 3-0.
Both sides had opportunities during the fi rst half. Mozambique hit the upright with a
magnifi cent shot from defender Paito.The second half yielded the much anticipated
results as Portugal capitalised on a fl aw in the Mozambican defence, and striker Danny tapped one in past the goalkeeper.
Ronaldo started from the bench and immediately impacted the game with his trademark step over.
Portuguese striker Hugo Almeida made it two after a one-two pass with captain Simao.
The third came off the Mozambican goalie’s save of a Ronaldo shot that Almeida once again tapped in.
Portuguese invasion
Deco in action at the Wanderers during the Goodwill Cup against Mozambique.
Nie CeleSecond-placed Caxton Cobras lost their fi rst match of the second Corporate Soccer League season to log leaders Pfi zer Laboratories at Sandown high school last Thursday night.
Both sides started the game like a house on fi re, spraying accurate passes but failing to penetrate the rock solid defence and fi nd the net.
But judging by the way Cobras played it was clear they were missing their all-time talisman and leading goal scorer, Damion van Alphen, who couldn’t make it to the game due to a work commitment.
Most of the game was characterised by free kicks and throw-ins caused by tight marking and hospital tackles from both sides. Not even free kicks awarded by the sometimes dubious referee could assist either side.
Despite Abed Ahmed, Cobras’ coach cheering his boys from the touchline the game went to half-time goalless. Ahmed told his boys to communicate and shoot from a
distance. They tried that, but acrobatic saves by the opposition goalkeeper thwarted their attempts.
Second half, both sides beefed up their teams by bringing in substitutes, and for Cobras the newly recruited nimble-footed Peter Ramothwala played his fi rst match in team’s red and white colours. Other substitutes Tsepo Mabaso and Theo Nkonki, both strikers, were brought in, and still the score remained unchanged.
Towards the end of the game a scramble for the ball in the middle of the park saw a Pfi zer striker making hay while he dribbled and sliced through the ball-watching Cobras’ defence to score a beautiful goal that gave the keeper no chance.
From there Pfi zer defended with all players until the fi nal whistle. After the the game, a defeated Ramothwala remarked, “These boys can play. I am not surprised as they’re younger and much fi tter that us.”
Referees Thomas Maluleke, Kgomotso Mokae and Lucky Lebuso.
First loss for Caxton CobrasSean Disney, Lance Metz and sherpa Nima Nurbu on the summit of Everest.
The team of local climbers reached the highest point in the world, the 8 848m summit of Everest.
First to reach the top at 3am Nepal time were team leader Sean Disney (Greenside) and Lance Metz (Sandton), followed by Ben Swart, Barend Engelbrecht and Dainfern’s Vaughan de la Harpe and Arthur Marsden.
Disney and De la Harpe summitted Everest from the south on the same date four years ago. Donald O’Connor decided not to go beyond Camp 3 so did not reach the summit.
De la Harpe recalled the excitement in the lead-up to the fi nal climb. “After days of monitoring the weather, the summit window was identifi ed and we knew our weeks of preparation had at last culminated in a summit bid. The plan was to climb to the North Col (7 050m), overnight there and proceed to Camp 2 (7 700m), then leave Camp 3 (8 200m) at 11pm
that night for the summit. Once this had been accomplished we would descend to the North Col. All the emergency and radio drills were revised and the camp doctor showed how to administer dexamethazone, a powerful drug to be injected if a climber became totally incapacitated.”
The team eventually summitted in thick cloud and energy-sapping deep powdery snow.
“The macabre scene of several dead bodies while you are climbing is a reminder that this is not a game and the enormity of what you are doing and the dangers involved are real. Once I reached the summit and realised where I was actually standing, the feeling of accomplishment was overwhelming. The 20 minutes I was on the summit were the best of my life,” said Metz.
The team is in Kathmandu celebrating its success.
Top of the world at last
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Back row: Zayan Daya (bronze, kumite); Sempai Marianus de Jager (bronze, kata and kumite); Sacha Skerbinek (table official); Alan Dubula; Sensei Russell Sim. Middle row: Elias Mkize (gold, kumite and bronze, kata); Sasha Jones (silver, kata and bronze, kumite); Sinead de Jager (silver, kata and kumite); Tayla Murray (bronze, kata and kumite); Sarah Kirk (bronze , kata). Front row: Hunter de Jager; Matthew Kirk (bronze, kumite); Khwezi Modise (gold, kata); Hlogi Lebogo (gold , kumite); Jesse Sim (silver, kata); Ofentse Ratlhagane (gold, kumite); Mzi Marele (silver, kata).
Houghton: Karate students from the Goju Kai Dojo attended the All Goju Karate Championships at the Portuguese Hall in Turffontein.
The All Goju Tournament combined all forms of the Goju style in South Africa, from traditional Okinawan goju ryu to traditional Japanese goju
kai karate-do. Sensei Russell Sim entered 17
karateka and returned with 19 medals in total.
Goju karateka bring home gold
Abed AhmedSouth African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) has announced the squad that will compete in the fi rst Youth Olympics in Singapore later this year.
The announcement was made by Sascoc president Gideon Sam. The squad will include 62 athletes, 24 offi cials and fi ve medical offi cers from around the country
The athletes will participate in athletics, aquatics, basketball, canoeing, cycling, equestrian disciplines, fencing, gymnastics, hockey, rowing, triathlon, weightlifting and wrestling.
Cultural and educational programmes will be part of the event and mandatory for athletes.
“These youngsters have qualifi ed to be here, they were not randomly picked,” said Sam.
“The Singapore Youth Olympics will for the fi rst time allow the world’s youth aged 14 to 18 the opportunity to compete on an international level and hopefully gain the experience to be selected for their fi rst Olympic squad.”
Chef de Mission or custodian of the South African squad Dave Carr said he was adamant they would not disappoint their country.
“On this level, besides winning medals which we will, we have to allow these youngsters to integrate
Olympic squad announced
Chef de Mission for Singapore Dave Carr stands with Sascoc president Gideon Sam at the announcement of the country’s youth team to participate in the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympics.
on a cultural and social level which will give them the respect they need to make an impact on the Olympic Games,” said Carr.
The event in Singapore will see 3600
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Authorities have taken a serious stance to protect the consumer and the manufacturer.
The 2010 Fifa World Cup™ Organising Committee and various interested parties have made provisions against illegally imported counterfeit products that threaten locally produced offi cially licensed goods.
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Nie CeleThe 2010 Fifa World Cup™ kick- off is bringing euphoria to soccer lovers, fans and enthusiastic schoolchildren.
More than 1000 South African children between the ages of six and 10 are lining up to enjoy this enormous global event as they get a chance to walk the tunnel onto the pitch with their heroes, thanks to McDonald’s Player Escort programme.
This exclusive programme will soon make dreams come true for some children recruited via the Player Escorts in-store promotions. Six-year-old Rorisang Baloyi of Berea, a Grade 1 pupil at Parktown public school is one of the lucky escorts who will walk down the tunnel with the international players at Soccer City stadium when Spain locks horns with
Honduras. This young Bafana Bafana
supporter, who said he wanted to be a doctor when he grew up, will be at the stadium for the fi rst time and said this was the best thing to have ever happened to him. The fact that he will be watching a World Cup match is another bonus because most of his peers have never had an opportunity to go to a stadium let alone watch a soccer match live. Nine-year-old Kagiso Mashaba, a Grade 4 pupil at St Peter’s Claver’s school who plays soccer in the township streets and is an avid Bafana Bafana supporter could not hide his excitement about walking the tunnel for the Argentina vs South Korea game. Mashaba aspired to being a lawyer but before that he would like to play for Bafana Bafana.
Rorisang Baloyi and Kagiso Mashaba
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Prakash Nath and Linda Hampton keep their eye on the shuttlecock.
Heather WalkerWanderers badminton club showcased the speed and agility of its top players at an exhibition tournament.
In the mixed doubles game Linda Hampton and 15-year-old Prakash Nath, one of the country’s junior champions who participated in the world junior championship in
Mexico last month, went up against Sarah Rice and Steven Skinner.
It was a close battle between evenly matched teams, but Hampton and Nath eventually won by two points.
In badminton, players score points by hitting a shuttlecock with a racquet over the net to land in their opponent’s half of the court.
The shuttlecock (also known as the
bird) is a conical feathered projectile with a cork base.
“The feathers create high drag, which causes the shuttlecock to decelerate more rapidly than a ball, although badminton serves are often faster than those in tennis,” explained the club’s communications offi cer Darryll Robinson.
“Badminton is a great team sport
that people of all ages can enjoy on a social or competitive level.
“We have veterans and masters who can give the youngsters a good run for their money.
“Southern Gauteng’s teams take part in tournaments all over the country and, depending on your ambition, there are also international events in which to take part.
Badminton really has it all – fi tness,camaraderie and competition. Ourclub is looking for more players tojoin one of the most popular sportson the planet.
“We play social games on Tuesdayevenings and matches on Wednesdayevenings,” he added.
Contact Darryll Robinson 072-181-2890.
Badminton: a smashing game for allPrakash Nath prepares to serve.